A REMARKABLE HAND.

New Zealand Graphic, Volume XV, Issue XX, 16 November 1895, Page 630

A REMARKABLE HAND.

The following question is an extract from and Indian paper :—* Has any whist-player ever held the thirteen trumps in one hand?’ The phenomenon was seen at the United Service Club, Calcutta, one evening. The players — we trust they will forgive ns ‘ naming * them, but

history must be above suspicion—were Mr Justice Norris, Dr. Harvey, Dr. Sanders, and Dr. Reeves. Two new packs were opened, and were ‘trayed,’ and shuttled in the usual way. Dr. Sanders had one of the packs cut to him, and proceeded to deal. He turned up the knave of dubs, and on sorting his hand found that he bad the other twelve trumps. . . . The fact was duly recorded in writing, the four gentleman signing their names to the document. The odds against this combination are, we believe, according to Dr. Pole 158,750,000.000 to one ; the probability of a given player holding thirteen cards out of a particular suit, named before the deal is concluded, is put by the same authority as once in 635,000,000,000 deals.